Content supplying apparatus and method, and recording medium

摘要

A content supplying apparatus includes a multimedia content server which keeps a list of coding parameters at predetermined bit rates. The coding parameters for transmitting a bit stream are determined in accordance with a transmission capacity based on the coding parameter list. Based on the obtained coding parameters, the bit stream is converted and is transmitted to a transmission channel.

主权项

1. A converting apparatus for converting content in a first format into content in a second format, comprising:
a memory for storing (i) the content in the first format and (ii) a content-information concerning the content in the first format, wherein the content-information includes image quality information of the content related to one or more bit rates of the content, including the minimum and maximum bits rates at which the content-information is valid; an obtaining unit for obtaining information on a terminal including resolution of the terminal; and a converting unit for converting the content in the first format in the memory to the content in the second format suitable for the terminal based on the image quality information of the content and the information on the terminal.